Technical Lead (Remote)

RazerTech Consulting is mandated to hire a Technical Lead for a US based Tech Company that offers a cloud-based, AI?powered image editing and automation platform for leading brands in ecommerce, fashion, marketplaces & photo studios. The platform helps creatives and marketers produce stunningly consistent imagery and video content at scale.Role Overview :Were looking for a hands-on engineering lead to own the delivery of our GenAI-centric product from the backend up to the UI while integrating visual AI pipelines built by ML engineers. Youll be both a builder and a leader : writing clean Java and TypeScript/Node.js, scaling AWS-based systems, mentoring engineers, and making architectural decisions that stand the test of scale. Ideally, youre also familiar with Python for deploying ML pipelines.(Note : This role requires both technical mastery and leadership skills - we're looking for someone who can write production code, make architectural decisions, and lead a team to success.)What Youll Do :Lead development of the Java, Node.js and Python (FastAPI) backend services on AWSBuild high-performance image processing pipelines using ImageMagick, SharpJS, and SVG manipulationImplement automated visual content generation using Headless Chrome and Puppeteer or similar tools.Deploy ML pipelines (built by the ML team) into containerized inference workflows using FastAPI, Docker, and GPU-enabled ECS EC2.Deploy and manage services on AWS ECS/Fargate, Lambda, API Gateway, and GPU-powered EC2Contribute to React/TypeScript frontend when needed to accelerate product deliveryWork closely with the founder, product, and UX teams to translate business needs and PRDs into features that drive productmarket fit.Make architecture and infrastructure decisions from media processing to task queues to storageOwn the performance and cost-optimization of our AWS platformHire and mentor junior/mid engineers over timeDrive technical planning, sprint prioritization, and trade-off decisionsMust have Skills :Backend Development (57 years) : Java, Node.js, TypeScript, RESTful API, DockerAWS Expertise (5+ years) : AWS Lambda, ECS, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, IAM, rolesImage Processing & Media Technologies : ImageMagick, SharpJS, SVG manipulation and programmatic generation, Headless Chrome, PuppeteerSystem Optimization & Middleware (35 years) : AWS cloud cost optimization, Celery, BullMQ, AWS Step FunctionsFrontend Development (23 years) : React, TypeScript, Redux, Context API, CI/CD pipelines.System Design & Architecture (46 years) : Event-driven architectures using queues, microservices-based systems, caching strategies (e.g., Redis, CDN edge caching)Leadership & Communication (23 years) : Lead engineering teams and drive project delivery